Hello, I am writing to oppose restrictions on leveraged index funds. I invest in leveraged index funds. I know that leverage entails greater risk. However, I feel that it is important for investors like me to be able to make our own decisions regarding these instruments. Personally, I look at the past performance of the fund and the index before making my decision. I also consider my own risk
I don’t know a ton about finance or the stock market. I know less about options and derivatives (I did watch a PBS program about Brooksley Born once) and that is all I really knew on the matter. But I’m learning more every day and the more I learn the more I’m convinced that there is perhaps something rotten in the DTCC, SEC and FINRA… to name a few. It seems financial regulators refuse to do
Proposed Rule Change to Extend the Effective Date of the Trading Pause Pilot
Unless otherwise indicated, suspensions will begin with the opening of business on Monday, June 17, 1996. The information relating to matters contained in this section is current as of June 5, 1996. Information received subsequent to June 5, 1996, is not reflected in this section.
Firm Fined, Individual Sanctioned
Litwin Securities, Inc. (Miami Beach, Florida) and Harold A. Litwin (Registered
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GUIDANCE
Amendments to Rule 6740
SUGGESTED ROUTING
KEY TOPICS
Internal Audit
Legal & Compliance
Operations
Registered Representatives
Senior Management
Trading
Form 211
Rule 6740
SEC Rule 15c2-11
Executive Summary
On March 27, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
approved amendments to NASD Rule 6740 relating to submission
of SEC Rule 15c2-11 information to
I think that naked short selling should be completely outlawed in every corner of Wall Street. However, considering that large financial groups have very large amounts of money and power in their favor, I don't think that is possible. What is possible is complete equality and transparency when it comes to disciplinary actions enforced. For example, the hedge fund Citadel Securities has been
Summary
FINRA requests comment on a proposal to expand the alternative trading system (ATS) volume data that it publishes on its website to include information on transactions in corporate bonds and agency debt securities that occur within an ATS and are reported to FINRA’s Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE).
Questions concerning this Notice should be directed to:
Chris Stone,
WASHINGTON—FINRA has ordered three firms—Edward Jones, Osaic Wealth, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.—to pay more than $8.2 million in restitution to customers who were harmed by the firms’ failures to provide available mutual fund sales charge waivers and fee rebates on mutual fund purchases. FINRA did not impose any fines in connection with these matters in recognition of each firm’s extraordinary cooperation with FINRA’s investigations.
The Observations on Cybersecurity section of the 2019 Report on Exam Findings informs member firms’ compliance programs by describing recent findings and observations from FINRA’s examinations, and, in certain cases, also providing a summary of effective practices.
